Build project helps Wiltshire veterans secure employment and housing

Lovell and affordable housing provider Stonewater have teamed up with veterans’ charity Alabaré and Wiltshire Council to provide ex-military personnel with work, mentoring and the opportunity to secure a new affordable home.
On 7th September 2023, the scheme’s first three veterans celebrated completing their on-site training at a special presentation service.
The first group of veterans, Kevin, Jamie and Jack, completed their year-long training on the site at Drummond Park on September 2023.
A celebration was held at Drummond Park, where the veterans were each presented with an award by James Duffet, Regional Managing Director at Lovell and Matthew Crucefix, Director of Development (South & South West) at Stonewater.
Over the last year, each veteran has received training on-site from Lovell, focusing on construction skills for the first six months, and latterly in a specialist area of their choice. They all have undertaken multiple courses and are now qualified to work in their chosen areas.
Underlining the success of the scheme and the veterans’ dedication to the build, each has also been offered full-time employment with contractors who have worked on the Drummond Park site.